Kelsi Winter

Notes: Jean Austen
thesis; Jane Austen influenced literature by showing young woman how to stand up for themself, to stand up in what they believe in, and how to dealwith what they have.

WEB:
"Pride and Prejudice." Literature Network 1.1 1. Web. 30 Apr 2010.

1. in this book Elizabeth was soon to be forced into a marriage if her younger sister after her kept on becoming married before her.
2. when it comes to her mother, all she wants is money from the marriages
3. whenever a woman run into or is greeting someone they are required to bow. mostly in front of men.
4. in this time of year (18 century) its wrong for younger sisters to marry before the older ones.
5. the men stay home and do mostly NOTHING
6. The marriage between Darcy and Elizabeth reveals the characteristics that proves what a successful marriage is.
7. the emphasis on men and their social environment rather than in his individual conditions.
8. women cant own property
9. their name depended on their husbands activities.
10. social status depends on them also
11. girls did the cooking and cleaning and all the house work
12. paid to get married (husbands)
13. the elements of marriage and society are distasteful
14. " a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
15. The main object of Austen’s satire in the novel is the mercenary and the ignorance of the people, a common criticism of the 18th century
16. she is able to convey such a complex message using a simple, yet witty, style.
17. reason also comes together
18. Elizabeth mother is an embarrassment and she cant tell her mother that for its "non-lady like"
19. her mother tells her that if she denies a marring than she will never talk to her again.
20. her father stays in bed or in the office

women rights:
gleason, jessica. Jane Austen and Feminism. suite101.com, 02 jul 2008. Web. 4 May 2010. <http://victorian-fiction.suite101.com/article.cfm/jane_austen_and_feminism>

1. back then being married was for a reason not for love
2. in sence and sensibillity she shows that women should hold jobs like men
3. in this time When a man died, his money was actually passed on to the closest living male heir and the women were left penniless
4. mr. darcy is wealthy so Elizabeth seemed to have no chance because of her family.
5. Elizabeth Social standing and wealth are not necessarily advantages in her world to her
6. her parents are known for being a failure because of there daughters lack of judgment and the fact that they want to do what THEY WANT
7. mr darcy's aunt dislikes the fat that Elizabeths lack of music talents
8. Pride and depicts a society in which a woman’s reputation is of the utmost importance
9. A woman is expected to behave in certain ways.
10. when Elizabeth walks to Netherfield and arrives with muddy skirts, Miss Bingley is in total shock
11. The lines of class are strictly shown
12. Austen pokes gentle fun at the snobs in these examples
13. when one of the younger sisters got married and ran away they was told that is was lack of judgment and a disgrace
14. She assumes distinct moral positions and invites the reader to join her
15. Elizabeth was a very intelligent character, but it was not only the smart females that held this sort of strong feminine notion about marrying for love
16. She had views on women and marriage and woman's rights in general and she made that known in her writing
17. Her message was read by millions of women all over England and is read by millions more today
18. without women like Austen, women may have been left in the dust
19. sometime in her novels she writes about how money/wealth/status determined a marriage
20. she did help create the way for modern day feminists
    
    

paper resources:
stewart, barbra. "For the Love of Jane, and All Her Creations." New York Times 05 nov 1995, weekendPrint.

1. a lady's given name was used only by her family and very close friends.
2. completed six novels, all about love and marriage.
3. in her books the language is elegant
4. There's lots of concern about money, and were u are places in her books
5. What interests her is the way that money determines the the classes not how you act
6. in her books she focused on young women and their families and the urge of arranging marriages
7. her books resembled what she saw and went through
8. By the 1940s, Austen had become widely accepted in academia as a great English writer
9. in sense and sensibility she shows how its wrong for men to have all the jobs that pay
10. she wants to prove to the young women, and old as well, that there is a chance to shine, they just need to find that opening
11. Austen could persevere
12. She wrote her novels in secret
13. she has created a world for women that never was truly there
14. she showed women that they CAN have there own life
15. even though that may not happen in some cases women back then read a lot so its a true fairy tail for some
16. her mother disproved of her writing and scolded that she was wasting her time
17. She wrote about the relationships between men and women, the problems of women in her day
18. she took in some criticisms from people around her especially as it affected women
19. Jane Austen would be amazed to see women studying at university
20. Elizabeth in her one novel only wants to marry if she can find 'the very deepest love" even though that may put a threat on her family
    
    austen, henry. "Biographical Notice of the Author." Jane Austen Centre 13 dec 1817: 1. Print.
21. in the time that she lived an independent life was impossible for a woman
22. she tried to explain through her writing that a real woman is independent, has a career, and wants a man but doesn't need him
23. in one of her novels Elizabeth's parents said that Mr Darcy's money would help, but it doesn't influence Elizabeth to accept him in the first place.
24. a lot of people think she is feminist
25. her mother never approved of her stories but her sister loved them
26. her sister was vary close to Elizabeth because she can relate to all shes trying to prove
27. there was never any good photographs of Austen only rough sketches
28. most novels were based on girls from the 18th century
29. in the novel Pride and Prejudice Elizabeth walks to see her sister at the Darcy's but when she came in she looked a bit messy so their sister was kind of shocked and annoyed
30. a lot of clubs based on women rights named after her
31. even though she wanted women rights she still wanted us to have manners....something we all lack today
32. her words in her novels are strong and independent
33. she didn't like forces marriages if it was for money
34. she shows that in Pride and Prejudice with Elizabeth
35. explained that not every girl needs a man
36. also explained that it was OK for women to deny a proposal
37. back then women only was wearing dresses
38. hair was never down
39. was always standing in the most proper way
40. women did as commanded